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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
6
Ex-Governor James G. Scrugham arrived in Las Vegas by plane from Reno. Several residents, including families and couples, were noted traveling or visiting places from Charleston Park to Lake Tahoe and southern Utah parks. Local workers, unions, and business figures were mentioned in weekend and upcoming trips and assignments.
Mr and Mrs M M Riley returned from a trip to Alaska aboard the steamer Queen arriving in Seattle July 30. They then proceeded to San Francisco for about two weeks and planned a stay in Las Vegas around September 1 after spending much of the summer in San Diego en route.
Hundreds flood Friedrichshafen offices with applications to join the Graf Zeppelin’s next leg around the world. All new applicants are rejected. only scheduled crew and passengers go aboard as Dr. Hugo Eckener tightens safety and fuel measures for the Siberia to Manchuria leg. Extra fuel is loaded to cope with potential deviations and weather, with precautions amid meteorological uncertainties.
Bishop Gibson will assume the postmastership at St Thomas within a few days, succeeding Harry Gentry who has held the office for several years.
Judge Roger Foley arrived in Las Vegas at 1 30 this morning from Tonopah where he went Sunday to conduct court.
Mrs N E Williams and Mrs Willard Cooper entertained with a bridge luncheon at the Williams home on La Jolla Street last Friday. Attendees included Mrs Bill Beckley Mrs Jake Beckley Mrs H L Blanding Mrs May Corkhill Mrs James Williams Mrs Margaret Ireland Mrs J Cragin Mrs Ed Borsack Mrs W R Bracken Mrs Clark Miller Mrs R W Martin Mrs C P Squires Mrs Leo McNamee Miss Vera Navacovich Miss Matte Frazier and Miss Eva Wilson. Mrs S E Yount of Los Angeles hosted a luncheon at the Mary Louise last Thursday afternoon. Afterward guests transferred to the hostess home on Mariposa street for a program featuring Las Vegas area artists now or formerly residents. Participants included Mrs R W Martin Mrs Roscoe Thomas Mrs Elsie Bartlett Miss Fern Thomas Mrs J F Kent Miss Garmen and the Misses Frances and Mazie Martin. Other attendees were Mrs W R Bracken Mrs Frank McNamee Mrs C P Squires Mrs Peter Boul Mrs Adams Mrs Wm Morrow Mrs Nay Mrs Mahon and Mrs Daisy McNeil.
Peru imposes an embargo on fresh fruit and vegetables from all U S points except California Oregon and Washington to prevent Mediterranean fruit fly importation. The embargo was announced by the commerce department. A Los Angeles jury panels for Frank Newport real estate millionaire and Robert D Clarke former municipal court clerk in an alleged conspiracy to bribe Judge Bailey Safford will be locked up once selected.
A parachute jumper leaped from a plane at 10,000 feet and described his sensations to a radio audience. Officials of NBC announced it as the first successful broadcast of the kind. The feat was performed by H. G. Buddy Bushmeyer, who wore a 24 pound transmitter strapped to his chest.
Tex Rankin, flying from Vancouver to Agua Caliente, completed a dawn-to-dusk flight in thirteen hours two minutes nine seconds. He took off at 4:39 p.m. from Canadian airspace and landed at 5:48 p.m. local time after passing over Portland Fresno Los Angeles and finally entering Mexican soil with 100 gallons of gasoline.
Prohibition Commissioner Doran will travel to California within ten days to confer with Administrator McReynolds about the juice grape situation. He plans to meet grape growers before any report is made public, and changes in prohibition regulations for medicinal and sacramental wines may result from the visit.
Clark county youths brought home five firsts four seconds and three thirds from the 4 H Farm Bureau youngsters club camp at Reno. Instructors including Orpha A Miller of Las Vegas reported top honors for model club meeting club song story and record book won by Louise Anderson Merle Jones earned a Portland Oregon trip. Runners up included Wanda Cooper Neca Jones and Margaret Lyon in various canning and demonstration events. The camp concluded Friday night with Saturday departure.
George Godfrey of Leipersville Pa meets Long Tom Hawkins of San Diego in a ten round bout in Los Angeles to contest the unofficial negro heavyweight title with Godfrey holding the favored odds.
A Rinconada Lopez canyon blaze that burned brush and grain lands was brought under control. The fire scorched a large area with grain losses pegged at 25000 dollars. Local authorities reported the incident occurred in San Luis Obispo on August 12.
Al Wilson the daredevil of the air is featured in Universal’s Won in the Clouds at El Patio open air theater tonight. The melodrama set in Africa follows the fearless aviator’s death defying stunts. A Collegians comedy screens tonight, with Tomorrow’s program including The Quitter and The Diamond Master.
An 78 foot Nevada display starts installation for the California Diamond Jubilee State Fair in Anaconda Montana. The Nevada exhibit features minerals agriculture and a relief map with highways and points of interest under Nevada committee guidance. Nevada joins Idaho Oregon Wyoming Arizona Utah and Mexico in the Sacramento festival setup as Jubilee Lane lighting construction begins.
In Long Beach on August 12 150 contestants in bedtime attire staged a pajama meet that drew a riot of color and large crowds. Evelyn Slater won the prize amid the display of white embroidered pajamas as spectators watched the event unfold downtown.
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